NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS

This is to notify the public that the meeting of the Pope County Planning Advisory Commission (PAC) will take place on Thursday, June 22nd 2023 beginning at or about 6:00 pm or shortly thereafter in the Pope County Courthouse to consider the following agenda items:  

• Review meeting minutes from May 25th, 2023 PAC meeting

• Old Business

o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Scott Northuis, if granted would allow applicant to construct an accessory structure greater than 1100 square feet in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per section 4.6.13.A.1 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 15, Plat of Suckstorff’s Addition, Section 36, Township 125 (White Bear Lake), Range 39, Pope County, Minnesota.  

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the accessory structure greater than 1100 sq ft.

• New Business

o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Steve Aaberg, if granted would allow applicant to locate a non-farm residence in an Agriculture Protection (A-2) zoning district per section 7.3.K. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 124 (Blue Mounds), Range 39, Pope County, Minnesota.  

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the location of a non-farm residence.

o Conditional Use hearing on the application by Arthur & Cynthia Pearson, if granted would allow applicant to construct an accessory structure greater than 1100 square feet in a Shoreland-General Development (S-GD) zoning district per section 4.6.13.A.1 of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance.  Parcel is described as: Lot 1, Part of Lot 2 and Part of Outlot 1, Plat of the First Addition to Halwood, Section 24, Township 125 (Glenwood), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.  

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the accessory structure greater than 1100 sq ft.

o Interim Use hearing on the application by Bob Pietz, if granted would allow applicant to modify approved Interim Use Permit 23023 to locate two (2) recreational vehicles (RVs) for intermittent use greater than ninety (90) days in a Shoreland-Recreational Development (S-RD) zoning district per section 10.15.B.3. of the Pope County Land Use Controls Ordinance. Parcel is described as: Lot 1 Block 1, Pelican Lake Meadows, Section 16, Township 125 (Minnewaska), Range 38, Pope County, Minnesota.

o Public Hearing: A public hearing will be held to receive comments regarding the locating of two (2) RVs for more than 90 days.

Public participation by interested parties and citizens will include an opportunity to:

1) submit written concerns and comment prior to the scheduled meeting.  All such communications will be shared with the Planning Advisory Commission prior to or during the meeting;

2) submit concerns and comments via Pope County’s Public Comment web map (https://popecounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=22a203912a864a77b4cdabe672e35e3f) 

3) review the staff prepared report via Pope County website;

4) observe and/or participate in the proceedings of the Planning Advisory Commission meeting.

FOR LEGAL PUBLICATION

David J. Green, Director

Pope County Land & Resource 

Management

June 5